Apple's released an extremely comprehensive new version of its Supplier Responsibilty report for 2011, in which it faces up to suicides and underage workers in its supply chain. Facts reported include a trip made by acting boss Tim Cook to suicide-struck Foxconn in June 2010, where Tim and some Chinese suicide… »2/15/11 5:20am 2/15/11 5:20am

In an era when companies are getting focused, trimmer, leaner, Panasonic has unapologetically taken the stance that more is more. Thousands of products? Try a million. This is old school everythingism, and I kind of love it. »7/12/10 10:00pm 7/12/10 10:00pm

Todd Hollenshead, CEO of
id Software »8/21/08 10:54pm 8/21/08 10:54pm (think and ), accuses PC hardware manufacturers of implicitly supporting piracy of all kinds because they see it as a "hidden benefit" when you buy a PC. This came up in an interview with , and was part of a larger point aimed at answering the question of why PC manufacturers…

We're fed up with impenetrable packaging. We've all experienced those oyster-like packing materials, where even the sharpest knife in the drawer won't put a dent in them. Then you get out the industrial-strength pruning shears, make a few cuts, and the result? Shards of plastic that are sharper than a scalpel. The… »5/26/06 10:50am 5/26/06 10:50am